# Parulia Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **746 people in 151 households**, the 147th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 746people (2011)
- 151households
- 98.5%literacy
- 1,044females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**56%

Tap water ****51%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**58%

Television ****21%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****98.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**960

Working population ****31.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 99.1% for men and 97.9% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 61 (26%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Keshpur

- Gopinath Bati774 people
- Mundalika764 people
- Urami764 people
- Chand Khali763 people
- Chand Chak743 people
- Andi Chak736 people
- Bajirchak724 people
- Tatarpur724 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?746 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?98.5% (Census 2011)